West Ashtead Primary Academy

West Ashtead Primary Academy is performing well overall, demonstrating effective leadership and a positive learning environment. The school has established a strong culture of safeguarding and inclusivity, which supports the wellbeing of all pupils. While most students achieve well, there is a noted need to improve the outcomes for disadvantaged pupils, whose learning progress is expanding but still inconsistent. Consequently, leaders are focused on ensuring that all pupils receive the necessary support to succeed academically. The school benefits from being part of the LEO Academy Trust, which aids its development and resource allocation.

Strengths

• Strong safeguarding culture ensuring pupils feel safe and supported.
• Well sequenced curriculum allowing for confident knowledge application.
• Positive progress for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
• Highly positive pupil behaviour and attitudes towards learning.
• Strong relationships among staff and pupils foster a nurturing environment.
• Well-structured professional learning opportunities for staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum delivery across some subjects.
• Disadvantaged pupils' learning outcomes remain a concern.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at West Ashtead Primary Academy attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.8% of pupils at West Ashtead Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 West Ashtead Primary Academy had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.3% of pupils at West Ashtead Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 West Ashtead Primary Academy received £7,236 and spent £7,761 for each of its 237 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £15,000 (£63 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Leo Academy Trust, income was £6,683 and spending £6,521 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Mole Valley · Surrey local authority: places and applications

West Ashtead Primary Academy is part of Leo Academy Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Polesden Lacey Infant Academy Leatherhead
• Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery Epsom
• Cheam Fields Primary Academy Sutton
• Cheam Common Junior Academy Worcester Park
• Cheam Common Infants' Academy Worcester Park
• Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy Sutton
• Brookfield Primary Academy Sutton
• Manor Park Primary Academy Sutton
• Chandlers Field Primary Academy West Molesey
• Hurst Park Primary Academy West Molesey

What is West Ashtead Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for West Ashtead Primary Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was West Ashtead Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

West Ashtead Primary Academy was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does West Ashtead Primary Academy have?

West Ashtead Primary Academy has 266 pupils on roll.

What age range does West Ashtead Primary Academy cover?

West Ashtead Primary Academy for pupils aged 0 to 11.

What are West Ashtead Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is West Ashtead Primary Academy?

West Ashtead Primary Academy is at Taleworth Road, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 2PX.